Of this Directoire house, Jacques Garcia made a charming house, luxurious but intimate and discrete.
Each room has its own story which is reflected in a specific decoration. If you like English literature, the room number 16 where Oscar Wilde lived during a long time will be your place, but you will have many others choices, from Marco Polo to Charles the 10th passing by Mistinguett or Venice and Pondichery. The hotel is most probably one of the most beautiful places of Saint-Germain-des-prés.
After the Kitchen Gallery, the new address of William Ledeuil adopts the same style from and the Chef still prefers cocomilk to single light cream, Thaï basil to parsley and boycotts butter, salt and flour ! To not miss under no circumstances, the “zors-d’oeuvre” specially created for KGB, to share with one, two or three friends and which are all more delicious than the others.
For more than eighty years, Nobilis has been editing collections of fabrics and wallpapers created by the greatest designers : Christian Liaigre, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Eric Valeiro, Robert Le Héros and many others … Denis Halard, its current director, is really close and very sensitive to contemporary art and has artists work on many projects.
Since 1797, Zuber has been printing its wallpapers, its fabrics and its leathers “à la planche”. It is the last factory in the world to use this technique dating back to the 18th century. The factory has preserved all its original plates (which are on the historical register) and continues to use them to create panoramic decors, decorative panels, velvet, organza or silk materials. The themes are numerous : from China to India or Constantinople passing by America or the wonderful floral patterns from 18th century France …
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Frey makes fabrics and wallpapers in the purest French tradition. A wide collection of 7000 references which gathers together the creations signed Pierre Frey and those created by three other prestigious brands of the company : Braquenié, Fadini Borghi and Bouassac. Frey is also the story of a passion which has been passed on to three generations : Pierre Frey who created the company in 1935 and soon became the idol of decorators and antique dealers, then his son, Patrick, who has been signing, since 1975, every new model of fabrics looking for inspiration in the spirit of the age, travels, art or History and his two sons, Pierre et Vincent, who have already started taking over from there father.
Véronique Saintien and Francis Cat-Berro have been EDITING for more than twenty years unique pieces and limited series of design. Some great names of contemporary design are listed among the artists they present exclusively : Mattia Bonetti, Jacques Jarrige, Olivier Gagnère, Patrick Naggar or Eric Schmitt.
Alexandre Biaggi dedicates his gallery to the figureheads of 20th century decorative arts: Jean-Michel Frank, André Arbus, Jacques Adnet, Paul Dupré- Lafon, Serge Roche, Jean Royère, Jacques Quinet, Ettore Sottsass, Gio Ponti… But he is more and more interested in contemporary creation and starts working with Hervé van der Straeten, Patrick Naggar, Mauro Fabbro, Patrice Dangel, Simone Crestani or Mathieu Matégot.
This gallery presents a selection of furniture and objects very turned toward 20th century decoration (Jansen, Jean-Charles Moreux, Line Vautrin, Serge Roche, Jean Royère, Jacques Quinet, Gilbert Poillerat, André Arbus, Georges Jouve) but also creamists (André Jouve, Valentine Schlegel or André Borderie.
André Hayat presents pieces by Arbus, Leleu, Royère, Dufrene, Prouvé and Matégot but also develops an exclusive collection by having young designers working on the Mirror with new materials, new shapes and forgotten knowledge in the field of glass.
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This gallery reflects the personalities of two associates who created it : Anne Deconinck and Geoffrey Renaud, who started at Drouot or at the Saint-Ouen flea market. Specialized in decorative arts of the 20th century (1920-1970), the gallery exhibits Jacques Quinet or Louis Sognot as well as decorators who are less well-known by the general public (Zimmerman, Avril, Ico Parisi), but it also shows contemporary ceramic.
Until 1999, Didier et Clémence Krzentowski directed an agency in charge of planning meetings between designers and manufacturers. But they decided to get closer to the public by opening a design gallery, first in the 13tharrondissement, then considering the international success of their exhibitions, in Saint-German-des-Près. The gallery produces and presents exclusively the creations of the brothers Bourroulec, Jasper Morrison, Marc Newson, Alessandro Mendini, James Irvine or Martin Szekely but also presents a selection of beautiful lights (from the 1950s to nowadays) by Ingo Maurer, Gino Sarfatti or Achille Castiglioni.
François Laffanour is a major figure in the design market. He launched his gallery in the 1980s, after spending a few years at the “Puces” (the Flea Market), and he shows there furniture by European and American architects : Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Ron Arad, Choï, Georges Jouve, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, Jean Royère, Ettore Sottsass or Takis.
